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Insecta

Definition:

a class of insects; about 5/6 of all known animal species

Class:

animal noun

Usage:

class | proper noun

Plural:

Insecta*
(* Insecta may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

class » taxonomic group » biological group » group

Member of:

Arthropoda » Animalia

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

Anoplura | Coleoptera | Collembola | Dermaptera | Dictyoptera | Diptera | Embioptera | Ephemeroptera | Exopterygota | Hemiptera | Hymenoptera | Isoptera | Lepidoptera | Mallophaga | Mantophasmatodea | Mecoptera | Neuroptera | Odonata | Orthoptera | Phasmida | Plecoptera | Protura | Psocoptera | Siphonaptera | Thysanoptera | Thysanura | Trichoptera

Synonym:

Hexapoda [class]

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